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Latvian Women Writers
This is a list of women writers who were born in Latvia or whose writings are closely associated with that country. A *Amanda Aizpuriete (born 1956), poet, translator, poetry translated into several languages *Aspazija, pen name of Elza Pliekšāne, (1865–1943), poet, playwright, journalist, feminist B *Ingmāra Balode (born 1981), poet, translator *Vizma Belševica (1931–2005), widely translated poet, semi-autobiographical novelist *Lija Brīdaka (1932–2022), poet *Anna Brigadere (1861–1933), playwright, autobiographer E *Regīna Ezera, pen name of Regīna Šamreto (1930–2002), novelist, short story writer H *Maria Holm (1845–1912), poet, playwright, wrote in German J *Elfriede Jaksch (1842–1897), German-language novelist, short story writer *Ilze Jaunalksne (born 1976), journalist, television presenter K *Ivande Kaija (1876–1942), feminist, journalist, novelist *Mirdza Ķempe (1907–1974), poet, playwright, translator *Velga Krile (1945–1991), acclaimed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the Baltic states; and is bordered by Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, Belarus to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of , with a population of 1.9 million. The country has a temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and largest city is Riga. Latvians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts; and speak Latvian, one of the only two surviving Baltic languages. Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population. After centuries of Teutonic, Swedish, Polish-Lithuanian and Russian rule, which was mainly executed by the local Baltic German aristocracy, the independent R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zenta Mauriņa
Zenta Mauriņa (15 December 1897 – 25 April 1978) was a Latvian writer, essayist, translator, and researcher in philology. She was married to the Electronic Voice Phenomena researcher Konstantin Raudive.* Biography Born to doctor Roberts Mauriņš, Zenta spent her childhood in Grobiņa, where, at the age of six, she contracted polio, leaving her confined to a wheelchair for the rest of her life. After studying at the Russian girl's high school in Liepaja (1913–1915), she studied philosophy at the Latvian University in Riga (1921–1923). After this, she studied philology of Baltic languages (1923–1927). She taught at the Latvian Teachers Institute and at the Latvian University in Riga and in Murmuiza, and achieved her doctorate in philology in 1938, researching the works of Latvian poet and philosopher, Fricis Bārda. At the end of the Second World War, Mauriņa went into exile, first in Germany in 1944, and in 1946 in Sweden, where she became a lecturer at Uppsala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Latvians
This is a list of prominent Latvians with Wikipedia articles. It includes: * persons who were born in the historical territory of what is now Latvia, regardless of ethnicity, citizenship, or time period; and * persons of Latvian descent regardless of their place of birth or citizenship. A * Valerians Abakovskis (1895–1921) – inventor of a propeller-powered railcar, the aerowagon * Rutanya Alda (Rutanya Alda Skrastiņa, born 1942) – actress (''Mommie Dearest'', ''The Deer Hunter'') * Viktor Alksnis (born 1950) – Soviet military officer and Russian communist politician known as "the Black Colonel" * Juris Alunāns (1832–1864) – writer and philologist * Ingrīda Andriņa (1944–2015) – actress * Iveta Apkalna (born 1976) – organist * Fricis Apšenieks (1894–1941) – chess player * Vija Artmane (1929–2008) – actress * Aspazija, pen-name of Elza Pliekšāne (1865–1943) – poet and playwright * Gunārs Astra (1931–1988) – dissident, fighter for human ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inga Žolude
Inga Žolude (born August 9, 1984) is a Latvian writer and translator. She studied English literature at the University of Latvia, before winning a Fulbright scholarship to attend Southern Illinois University in the USA. At present, she is pursuing a PhD at the University of Latvia. Žolude's first novel ''Silta zeme'' (''Warm Earth'') was published in 2008. She has written two more novels since: ''Sarkanie bērni'' (''Red Children'', 2012) and ''Santa Biblia'' (2013). ''Red Children'' won the Latvian Writers' Union prize as well as the Raimonds Gerkens prize. Žolude has published several collections of short stories. She won the EU Prize for Literature for her 2010 collection ''Mierinājums Ādama kokam'' (''A Solace for the Adam’s Tree''). She has also written several plays. As a translator, Žolude has translated works by Philip Larkin and Robert Crawford. Her own work has been translated into numerous languages, including English, German, French French (french: fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Māra Zālīte
Māra Zālīte (born 18 February 1952 in Krasnoyarsk) is a Latvian writer and cultural worker. Zālīte's literary works include poetry, essays, plays, drama, prose and librettos. They often deal with historical problems and have symbolic meanings that correspond with mythology and Latvian culture and people. The author's works have been translated in many languages including Russian, English, German, Swedish, Estonian, and French. Her first literary works were published in the early 1970s. During the 1980s, Zālīte turned to playwriting, composing librettos for musicals and writing rock operas. Her works have used music by many eminent Latvian artists such as Raimonds Pauls and Jānis Lūsēns. She has earned many literary prizes and national awards, including the Order of the Three Stars, and is considered one of the greatest Latvian social figures. Her first prose work – the autobiographical novel “Five fingers” (2013), earned wide recognition from both readers a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga
Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga (born 1 December 1937) is a Latvian politician who served as the sixth President of Latvia from 1999 to 2007. She is the first woman to hold the post. She was elected President of Latvia in 1999 and re-elected for the second term in 2003. Dr. Vaira Freiberga is a professor and interdisciplinary scholar, having published eleven books and numerous articles, essays and book chapters in addition to her extensive speaking engagements. As President of the Republic of Latvia 1999–2007, she was instrumental in achieving membership in the European Union and NATO for her country. She is active in international politics, was named Special Envoy to the Secretary General on United Nations reform and was official candidate for UN Secretary General in 2006. She remains active in the international arena and continues to speak in defense of liberty, equality and ''social'' justice, and for the need of Europe to acknowledge the whole of its history. She is a well-known pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velta Toma
Velta Toma (31 January 1912 – 26 April 1999) was a Latvian poet and an honorary member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. She also used the pen name Velta Pavasara (literally Velta Spring). Biography Born in Nereta in the south of Latvia, Toma attended the local primary school and the secondary school in Jēkabpils before studying at the Zeltmata School of Latvian Drama. She started writing poetry while still at secondary school. Her first published poem ''Jūlija vakaros'' (July Evening) appeared in the newspaper ''Jaunākās ziņas'' in 1936 but her first collection ''Minējums'' (Guess) was not published until 1943. It covers the same themes as her later work: life and death, family roots, longing for love and a sense of local belonging. Toma's work is indeed closely associated with patriotism and later the sadness of exile. Another constant concern in Toma's poetry is the place of women, characterized by deep sensitivity but also with a woman's sense of mission. In 1944, Tom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daina Taimina
Daina may refer to: *Daina (Latvia), Latvian folksong *Daina (Lithuania), Lithuanian folksong *Daina (name), Latvian and Lithuanian female given name *Daina (organization) Daina Society (''daina'' means ''song'' in Lithuanian; lt, „Dainos“ draugija) was a Lithuanian cultural organization promoting Lithuanian folk traditions and songs. It was established as an illegal cultural society by the composer Juozas Nauj ..., Lithuanian cultural organization that functioned in (1899–1915) Other * ''Daina'' (film), a 1984 Indian Bodo documentary film * Daina (software) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lelde Stumbre
Lelde Stumbre (born 30 January 1952) is a Latvian dramatist and politician. Author of many plays, she also wrote the screenplay to ''Lai tev labi klājas!'', a 1995 TV series. She was a candidate for the Latvian parliament in 2011, but finished as the first runner up for her party in the Riga voting region. In 2014 Stumbre briefly served in the Saeima The Saeima () is the parliament of the Latvia, Republic of Latvia. It is a unicameral parliament consisting of 100 members who are elected by proportional representation, with seats allocated to political parties which gain at least 5% of the po ... from 30 January to 20 March as a substitute for Einārs Cilinskis. References 1952 births Living people People from Auce National Alliance (Latvia) politicians Deputies of the 11th Saeima Latvian dramatists and playwrights Latvian women dramatists and playwrights Latvian women writers Women deputies of the Saeima {{Latvia-writer-stub 21st-century Latvian women poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margarita Stāraste-Bordevīka
Margarita Stāraste-Bordevīka (née Barvika; 2 February 1914 – 18 February 2014) was a Latvian children's books writer, born in Vladimir, Tsarist Russia. Stāraste-Bordevīka's most popular books are ''Balti tīri sniega vīri'' (1942), ''Ziemassvētku pasakas'' (1943), ''Zīļuks'' (1961), ''Pasaku ābece'' (1969) and ''Lācīša Rūcīša raibā diena'' (1977). Her first book was published in 1942. She co-authored a collection of folksongs in the Livonian language ''Urū! Rurū!'' (1994), later published in Latvian as well. On 7 April 1999, Stāraste-Bordevīka was awarded the title as Commander of the Order of the Three Stars. Stāraste-Bordevīka died on 18 February 2014, 16 days after her 100th birthday. See also * List of centenarians (authors, poets and journalists) The following is a list of centenarians – specifically, people who became famous as authors, editors, poets and journalists – known for reasons other than their longevity. For more lists, see list ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rūta Skujiņa
Rūta Skujiņa (28 May 1907 – 16 April 1964) was a Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...n poet. She was the sister of Austra Skujiņa. Bibliography *"Kuģi" (1935) *"Zvaigžņu bērni" (1937) *"Putni" (1947) *"Vējš svaida kaijas" (1964) References 1907 births 1964 deaths People from Limbaži Municipality People from Kreis Riga Latvian women poets 20th-century Latvian poets Latvian World War II refugees Latvian emigrants to the United States {{Latvia-poet-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Sakse
Anna Sakse (January 16, 1905 – March 2, 1981) was a Latvian writer and translator. She also wrote under the names Austra Sēja, Smīns, Trīne Grēciņa and Zane Mežadūja. She was born into a poor farming family in Vidzeme and studied teaching and Baltic philology at the University of Riga but left without completing a degree. Sakse next worked at translation and proofreading for various publications. She married Edgars Abzalons. In 1934, she joined the Communist party, then illegal. At the start of World War II, she left for Russia. During this time, she was editor of the Latvian communist journal ''Cīņa''. She returned to Latvia in 1944 at the same time as the Soviet army entered the country. In 1965, she was awarded the title People's Writer of the Latvian SSR. Her works have been translated in several eastern European and Asian languages. The first publication was the poem "The Dream of God" in the newspaper Tukums News in 1925. During the Latvian SSR, she propagat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
